Product Description

Peter Sellers, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Wagner, David NivenDirectors: Blake Edwards

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28007 in DVD
• Brand: Blu-ray Comedy
• Released on: 2009-02-02
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 110 minutes

Synopsis
The first in Blake Edwards's series of enormously successful Pink Panther films, it introduced Peter Sellers in the role of epic bumbler Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Ultrasuave jewel thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven), aka the Phantom, is in hot pursuit of the Pink Panther, one of the world's most precious jewels, now in the possession of Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale). Clouseau, a detective who has raised bungling incompetence to an art form, is in hot pursuit of Sir Charles, who has successfully eluded him for the past 15 years. He also seeks the Phantom's female accomplice, little realizing that she's actually his own wife, Simone (Capucine), who naturally prefers to sleep with the dashing thief. To complicate matters, Lytton's nephew George (Robert Wagner) arrives on the scene, dismaying his uncle with his desire to follow in his footsteps. When, during a costume party at the princess's Roman villa, the safe containing the Pink Panther is opened, it contains only a white glove--the signature of the Phantom. Sellers, playing a character part with relatively little screen time, stole the film so completely that he went on to star in the series' subsequent installments. The marriage of his comic brilliance with Edwards's mastery of farce made THE PINK PANTHER a huge worldwide hit. The suavely amusing pink cartoon panther featured in the opening and closing credits went on to became the star of his own cartoon show.

Customer Reviews

Recommended
Superb, especially in bluray. The colours and especially the snow scenes are amazing for a film made in '63. David Niven steals the show but only just from the first outing of Inspector Clouseau played ofcourse by Peter Sellers. You won't believe how young Robert Wagner looks in this one. Just buy it.

The Pink Panther (blu-ray)
A classic comedy that deserved the best upgrade to Blu-ray. The transfer to Blu-ray is excellent, with rich ,vibrant colours and sharpness well beyond the standard DVD.You will see features and things not previously noticed and a fine sense of depth, particularly in the outside 'snow' scenes. Not in the class of, say, ZULU but none the less an excellent transfer. Well worth spending the money on this Blu-ray disk.

Enjoyable but rather dated humour
The reviews for the DVD say it all about the actual content of the film. I remember watching it at the cinema when it was first released and almost crying with laughter, but time has not been kind to it. There are some very funny moments still, but some of the capers seem laboured and over-long. However, the transfer to Blu-ray looks excellent - beautifully sharp with vibrant colours.